Dethroned Miss North Carolina USA Brittany Boltinhouse has filed a defamation lawsuit against pageant producers A-Blaize Productions and Miss USA president Thom Brodeur. The lawsuit accuses them of conspiring to publish a false narrative portraying her as a racist, homophobe, and intolerable bigot after she was dethroned on August 5 for social media posts containing the N-word from 2017-19. Boltinhouse's lawyers claim that the pageant organizers hid the real reason for her dethroning: her conservative Christian beliefs. The lawsuit alleges that Boltinhouse was unfairly targeted because of her political views, citing examples of her attending President Trump's speech and expressing objections to former President Biden's proclamation on Transgender Day of Visibility.
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Brittany Boltinhouse, the 27-year-old who won Miss North Carolina USA in August, has filed a defamation lawsuit against the pageant's producers and president, alleging they coordinated to "falsely portray" her as a racist and intolerable bigot. The lawsuit claims that the issue with her social media posts, which contain the N-word from 2017-19, was only raised after she won the title, not before. Boltinhouse's lawyers accuse A-Blaize Productions and Thom Brodeur, Miss USA president, of conspiring to use these "innocuous" posts to smear her reputation. The lawsuit alleges that the pageant organizers used Boltinhouse's conservative beliefs as a way to "falsely portray" her in a negative light. This comes just before the start of the Miss USA competition in Miami, Florida, on Monday.
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Dethroned Miss North Carolina USA winner Brittany Boltinhouse has filed a defamation lawsuit after being stripped of her title – where she accused pageant bosses of covering up the reason why her crown was removed.
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Her lawyers have accused A-Blaize Productions — the pageant producers — and Miss USA president Thom Brodeur of “maliciously coordinating to publish a false public narrative portraying [her] as a racist, homophobe, and intolerable bigot to be shunned from public life,” according to a lawsuit, which was filed on Sunday and seen by The Post.
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The lawsuit was filed on the eve of Miss USA, which kicks off in Miami, Florida, on Monday.
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Boltinhouse, 27, was dethroned on Aug. 5, around five weeks after clinching the Miss North Carolina USA crown, and it came following an expose, which unearthed social media posts from 2017-19 containing the N-word.
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But the lawsuit claims her social media posts only became an issue after Boltinhouse, whose parents are Hispanic, had clinched the title.
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“Nearly a decade later… when Brittany’s immigrant inspired work ethic was propelling her to the American dream, [the pageant organizers] would conspire to use these innocuous posts and their self-evident ubiquitous use of the popular slang term ‘n—a’ to falsely smear Brittany as a racist, homophobe, transphobe, and bigot,” they said.
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“[Pageant organizers] hid from the public the real reason they dethroned Brittany: she is a conservative Christian.
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Boltinhouse previously claimed she was dethroned over her political beliefs – allegations which she has doubled down on in the lawsuit.
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She attended President Trump’s speech on the National Mall on Jan. 6 2021, expressed support for Andrew and Tristan Tate, publicized her objections to former President Biden’s “Transgender Day of Visibility” proclamation in 2024, and issued a rallying cry to vote for Trump on the eve of the November 2024 election.
Her lawyers claimed they used her conservative beliefs to “falsely portray and defame her … as a racist, homophobe, transphobe, and a bigot who should be shunned from public life.
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Pageant organizers are accused of trying to obtain a false confession from Boltinhouse in the form of a pre-prepared statement – remarks which she refused to endorse.
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“Over the past several days, I have been forced to confront parts of my past that I am not proud of,” the statement said.
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“That has included a fight from my teenage years and social media posts I made as a young adult.
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Those words and actions were mine, and I take full responsibility for them.
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I do not seek to minimize them or make excuses for them.
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To those who were hurt or disappointed by my past words or actions, I offer my sincere apology.
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Calls with pageant organizers also suggested Boltinhouse was dethroned over several factors.
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“Brittany, you are being dethroned, or you have been dethroned because of the totality of every single thing altogether,” Nic Blaize, the pageant’s co-director said, according to a transcript of a recorded call from Aug. 5.
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It also appeared that pageant organizers were pressured from high above.
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“The national office told us to make a statement,” Nic Blaize said, when asked about why bosses shared the online statement.
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“They told us too that we had to make a statement.”
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A-Blaize Productions previously denied Boltinhouse was dethroned over her beliefs.
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“A Blaize Productions’ decision was not based on Brittany Boltinhouse’s political views, religious beliefs, or protected personal viewpoints.
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Our organization includes people from various backgrounds, political views, personal beliefs and values.
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We welcome and celebrate that,” a spokesperson told The Post.
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“The decision followed a careful review of the totality of information that came to our attention, including previously undisclosed conduct and public content spanning multiple years that was inconsistent with the standards and responsibilities expected of a Miss North Carolina USA titleholder under the agreements governing the position.
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Boltinhouse is seeking compensation and Myla Hadley assumed her crown.
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